Display package



.June 28 1927.

FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHE R DISPLAY PACKAGE Filed Feb. '23, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l A I 1,6 ,77 June 1927 FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHER 33 9 DISPLAY PACKAGE F iled Feb. 25,

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Rwdk Qxw Patented June 28, 1927.

STATES FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHER,

OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.-

. DISPLAY PACKAGE.

Application filed February 23, 1923. Serial No. 620,706.

The present invention relates to folding or knock-down boxes of pasteboa-rd oranalogous material which are desigi'ied to contain goods and to display such goods in a prominent manner in establishments where they are sold. In order to display the contained goods advantageously to the view of customers, such boxes are provided with a support, frequently called an easel, so arranged as to hold one end of the box elevated when placed on a counter, shelf or show case.

The object of the invention is to supply a folding or knockdown display box of the sort described, which is economical to produce, easy to 'assen'rble, and is equipped with a firm, secure and rigid support or easel for raising one end above the other when placed on a horizontal supporting surface.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown some of the di-tlrent forms in which the invention may be embodied. Of these dra win gs,-'

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box containing goods for sale and set up to dis play such goods.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the box and its, cover partly withdrawn.

Figure is a side view of the member which forms the easel or support and display card; the same figure showing in dotted lines the manner in which'said member is opened and bent when serving its intended purpose. V

Figure l is a fragmentary perspectwe view showing the manner in which the combined easel and display member is assembled with the box.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing diagrannnati ally the steps of forming the box and assembling the easel and display card therewith.

l igure 6 is a perspective view showing a.

modification.

Figure T is a fragmentary view illustrating another modification.

gure 8 is a perspective viewof the box who parts broken. away to show still another modi ticatioin Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8 showing the manner in which the combined ease and display member of the latter Figure assen'iblcd with the box body. I

Figure 10 is a perspective view showing a modified constr-uction of box body and the manner in which the same is set up.

13 of Figure 12, illustrating the mode of applying and the final disposition of the combined easel and display member shown inFigure 12.

teferrii'ig to Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, 10 represents the box body or box proper. It is made of box-board or any other usual or suitable material for knockdown boxes, suitably creased or scored to delimit a bottom and walls. Two of the opposite side walls 11, 11, preferably those at the longer sides, are made of a width approximately double the intended height of the walls and are longitudinally scored to provide flaps which are adapted to fold against the inner side of the walls and abut on the box bottom, making the ails of double thickness. Those panels of said walls which directly adjoin the box bottom have extension wings or tabs 12, 12 which are adapted to be bent over and. laid inside the intermediate side or end walls 13, 13. The latter have panels 14, 14; designed to fold over and enclose the tabs 12, 12 and of such a length as to extend from the top edge of the. wasllto the box bottom, and on their extremities are lips or panels 15.

Said box is evidently capable of being made up from the folded condition very easily and quickly. When made up it is of exceptional strength and stiffness inasmuch as all of the walls are double, while the side and end walls are interlocked in a secure fashion. At the same time .it is one which can be made economically and with minimum waste of stock, since the blank in its fiat condition is aln'iosta perfect rectangle, lacking only four areas at the corners equal in length and width to the wings 12 to make it aeoinplete rectangle. I V

lVith a box so formed is assembled a second member 16 which combines a display tab or card 17 with an easel orsupport 18.

This combined member is conveniently made of an oblong strip of box board, scored and doubled on the line 19, Figure 3, scored again and doubled oppositely on two lines and 21 parallel to and preferably equidistant from the line 19, and also scored or creased on parallel lines at 22, .3, 2L and 25. The section 26 of the strip between the score line 22 and the adjacent end laid against the back of the panel 27 formed between the score lines 23 and 21 C, to which it may (though it need not) be made fast. The part of the strip between the lines 20 and 23 forms a panel or section 28, and that between the hinge lines 21 and 22 forms a panel or section 29. The part between the hinge lines 20 and 21 forms a tying section which is folded on the hinge line 19 when the support is collapsed and is adapted to be opened into a plane when the panels 28 and 29 are spread apart into the supporting position shown in dotted lines in Fi ure 3 and by full lines in Figures 1 and 4. The overlapping panels 26 and 27 are designed to be laid against the box bottom near one end wall, and the panel 31 between the lines 24 and 25 to be laid against the inner surface of such end wall; the tab 17 being thus hinged approximately at the top edge of this wall.

This combined easel and tab member is designed to be assembled with the box by being passed through its bottom, and in order that it may be thus assembled and interlocked the box bottom is provided with a longitudinal slot 32 of slightly greater length than the width of the display tab, and with a transverse slot 33 of less width than the tab, while the tab and easel member is provided with notches 34; and 35 in its opposite edges in line, or approximately so, with the hinge formed by the score lines 22 and 23. The bottom of the box is cut away on a diagonal line 36 between the slots 32 and 33 in order to permit shifting of the supporting member from the longer to the shorter slot in the course of assemblage with the box.

In making such assemblage, the display tab 17 is passed through the slot 32 until the notches 34: and 35 are in the plane of the box bottom. Then it is moved edgewise until the notch 35 engages the box bottom at the outer edge of the slot Thereafter or simultaneously with the first movement, the tab is turned or swung and its edge which carries the notch 35 is moved toward the extremity of slot while the other notch 34 is caused to engage the box bottom bounding the slot 32, and the edge containing notch 34 is advanced toward the bounding edge of slot 33. One of the intermediate positions of the tab 'member in being so moved is indicated by dotted lines and the numeral 17 in Figure 5. Finally the tab member reaches the position in which its back comes squarely against the outer boundary of the slot 33 and its notches engage the box bottom beyond the opposite ends of this slot. Then the member is bent on the lines 22, 23 and 2f to lay the panel. 27 against the bottom of the box and the panel 31 against the adjacent end wall, and the display tab 17 may be bent on the hinge line 25 so as either to lie against the contents of the box when the cover is applied, as shown in Figure 2, or to be bent back into dis play position as shown in Figure l.

The easel or support 18 projects from the bottom of the box near one end, and it is hinged on the lines 22, 23 so that its bottom may be placed squarely upon any supporting surface against which the box may be laid. It may also be collapsed by folding on the lines 19, 20 and 21 and laid against the box bottom.

Such a box is adapted to be combined with a telescopic tubular cover 3'? as shown in Figure 2, and when inserted into the cover the easel is held close against the box. On removal of the cover the easel is left free and tends by its own weigi t and resilience to spread open and to fall into the supporting position shown in Figures 1 and at, its freely swinging horizontal connection with the box bottom enabling it to adapt itself to the plane of any surface on which the box is placed. The weight of the box and contents, when laid on the supporting surface, tends to spread the panels of the easel to the widest limit permitted by the tying section 30. Ihe location of the transverse slot 33 is, of course, placed near enough to one end of the box to ensure that that end will be raised above the other end and will not be over-balanced by the weight of the contents.

In ordinary circumstances, when the contents of the box consists of articles which are sold separately, the articles packed at and near the upper end will be sold first. Although Figures 1 and 2 show contained articles placed near the upper end and the lower end of the box as being empty, this showing is simply for illustration and to disclose the slot It is not essential that the slot 33 should be beyond or in front of the outer edge of the end wall flap 15, for this slot may be cut into said flap if desired and located as near as one may wish to the end wall.

If it is desired to cover the slot 32, or both slots, and to compensate by reinforcement for the weakening of the box caused by these slots, a bottom covering panel 38, shown in Figure 6, may be substituted for the flap 15 on the end wall at the lower end of the box. Such panel 33 may be the full length of the box or any desired shorter length. Where, however, the contents of the box consists of self-supporting articles as reinforcing panel is unnecessary.

A modification from the before described means of securing the display tab and easel in the box is shown in Figure 7 which con sists in this, that instead of there being two slots 32 and 33 at an angle to one another,

a single slot 33 is provided, extending transversely of the box, and the length of which is about equal to the full width of the d'is-- play tab. A part of this slot is widened toward the nearer end of the box, so as to leave shoulders 39 near its ends. The dis play tab may be passed directly into this slot until its notches 34 and 35 come opposite to the shoulders 39, and it may be then interlocked with the box bottom by moving it laterally toward the end of the box until the shoulders 39 are received in said notches. Upon being then bent back on the hinge lines 22, 23, 2a and 25 and the box being filled, the inserted member is held by the contents of the box so that it will not slip out of this locked position; and when the box is afterwards put in the display posit-ion its weight still holds the inserted piece in the locked position, even after the contents have been partially removed.

Figures 8 and 9 show a construction of slotted box bottom like that first described, but with the addition of a lug d0 projecting from the side of the longitudinal slot 32 near its junction with the cross slot The notch 35 in the edge of the inserted member is somewhat deeper than the distance from the outer end 'of slot 33 (that is, the end away from the lug L0) to the adjacent side wall of the box. The inserted piece is mova-ble substantially as first described with this difference, that when the notch 34 is passed over the lug t0 the piece is displaced edgewise and its opposite edge is sprung somewhat by contact with the side wall of the box as shown in Figure 9. When carried past the lug 40, it is caused to spring back and interlock with the lug 40 which forms a locking shoulder or latch overlying the material of the inserted piece at the bottom of notch 34.

Still another modification is shown in Figures 10 to 13, involving differences in the structure of both the box and the inserted member. The box is modified. in the formation of the end walls and the corner tabs of the side walls. The end walls 13 have extension panels 14 which, except for the tongues 14" projecting therefrom, are of less width than the height of the wall. The tabs 12 projecting from the ends of the side wall each have a notch 12 adapted to receive one of the tongues 14: on the end wall extension. \Vhen the box is made up the panel 14- is folded over the tabs 12 and the tongues 14" are then passed into the notches 12*" and tucked behind the tabs, as indicated by dottedlines at the right hand end of the upper end wall in Figure 10. Otherwise the box is the same as described in connection with Figures 1 to 6.

The combined display tab and easel member in this form of the invention is made from a piece of greater length than that used in making the first form and is so folded that it not only provides an easel, like that already described, but the part of the strip at one side of the easel forms the panels 27 and 31 corresponding to 27 and 31 previously described, and the display tab 17; while the part at the other side of the easel forms a panel or strip 4-1 adapted to lie against the bottom of the box and cove-r the slots therein. The opposite edges of this strip, in line with the upper hinges of the panels which form the easel, are notched as previously described to interlock with the box bottom. The panel 31 which lies against the end wall is cut on lines 42, i3 and n to leave a tongue 45 which is adapted to be tucked under the end wall panel or flap 14 between the tongues 14 thereon, whereby to provide an additional flock-securing the inserted tab and easel. member in the box.

lhe various embodiments of my invention herein described are alike in their main char: acteristics. Among themost important characteristics are these:

First, the member which provides the display tab and easel is associated with the box Without the :use of either separate fasteni-i-ig devices or adhesive; and by means which involves no addition to the box structure itself. All that is required in the manufacture of the box to provide attaching means for such member is to cut out material from within the outlines of the box blank to form the slots 32, 33'and from the edges of the tab and easel member to form the notches 34, 35, involving no projections which would result in waste of box board. The elimination of fasteners and adhesive relieves the manufac-. tu-rer ofthe expense of thesen'iaterials and of the operation of applying them.

Second, the fact, previously mentioned in this specification, that the blank for making both. the box and the easel and tab member are substantially rectangular, that is, of a shape conducive to getting the maximum number of blanks from a sheet of stock with the minimum of waste.

Thirchthe box is easy to makeup and assemble, beingno more difiicult than most knockdown boxes and simpler than many.

Fourth, when made up the box is of exceptional stiffness to resist crushing, having double walls throughout. 1

Fifth, when packed and enclosed in its cover the display tab is laid on top of the contents of the box, and the easel is folded against the bottom of the box and enclosed by the cover, ready to drop and spring into the position and condition for supporting the box as soon as the cover is removed.

Various modifications may be made from the structure thus particularly described within the scope of the invention and of the protection afforded by the following claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A display box comprising a box body having a slot in its bottom, and a supporting member having a portion adapted to pass through such slot and. having notches arranged to receive portions of the box bottom adjacent to the ends of said slot, whereby the supporting member :is interlocked with the box.

2. A knockdown display box comprised of a blank having panels delimited from one another by folding lines and so disposed as to form a bottom and double walls on all sides, certain of the walls having end tabs adapted to be received between the folded over panels forming the adjacent walls, whereby to tie the walls together at the corners of the box; combined with a supporting easel adapted to hold one end of the box in a raised position said easel having an extension passing through the bottom of the box and lying against the folded over panel of an adjacent wall.

3. A display box comprising a blank of box material creased to provide a bottom and extensions from the edges of such bottom adapted to be bent up to form walls and having extension panels or flaps adapted to be bent inward toward the box bottom from.

the upper edges of such walls, one of the walls having an end tab with a notch cut from its upper edge, said end tab being adapted to be received between the adjacent wall and the inturned panel or flap of. said adjacent wall and said flap having a tongue adapted to be passed through the said notch and tucked behind the tab, said bottom having a slot; combined with a support having a panel adapted to be passed through said slot with notches to embrace the box bottom adjacent to the ends of the slot, and said support having a tongue arranged to be tucked under the flap of said last-named wall, whereby the support is interlocked with the box body.

4:. A display box combined with a supporting easel, said easel being composed of panels and a tying sect-ion in the form of a triangular prism, and having extensions from said panels, which extensions are adapted to pass through the box bottom and are notched at opposite edges to interlock with said bottom.

5. A display box combined with a sup porting easel formed of a strip of box material folded to form panels or braces and a tying section between corresponding edges of said braces, said strip forming also extene sions from the edges of the panels remote from said tying section, which extensions are hinged to the panels and are notched at opposite edges on approximately the lines of the hinges; the box having a slot in its bottom adapted to receive said extensions and said notches being adapted to embrace the,

box bottom adjacent to the ends of said slot.

6. A display box combined with a supporting easel formed of a strip of box material lolded to form panels or braces and a tying section between corresponding edges of said braces said strip forming also extensions from the edges of the panels remote from said tying section, which extensions are hinged to the panels and are notched at opposite edges on approximately the lines of the hinges; the box having a longitudinal slot of a length substantially as great as the width of said extensions and a transverse slot of a length shorter than the width of said extensions, said slots merging into one another, whereby to permit said extensions being passed through the longitudinal slot and then shifted into the transverse slot with their notches embracing the box bottom at the ends of said transverse slot, 7

7. A. display box combined with a supporting easel formed of a strip of box material folded to form panels or braces and a tying section between corresponding edges of said braces, said strip forming also extensions from the edges of the panels remote from said tying section, which extensions are hinged to the panels and are notched at opposite edges on approximately the lines of the hinges; the box having a longitudinal slot of a length substantially as great as the width of said extensions and a transverse slot of a length shorter than the width of said extensions, said slots merging into one another, whereby to permit said extensions lUU being passed through the longitudinal slot and then shifted into the transverse slot with their notches embracing the box bottom at the ends of said transverse slot, and one of the extensions being creased to form a panel adapted to lie against the box bottom between said slot and the adjacent wall of the box, another panel adapted to lie against said adjacent wall, and a third panel to form a display tab.

8. A display box combined with a supporting easel formed of a strip of box material folded to form panels or braces and a tying section between corresponding edges of said braces, said strip forming also exten sions from the edges of the panels remote from said tying section, which extensions are hinged to the panels and are notched at opposite edges on approximately the lines of the hinges; the box having a longitudinal slot of a length substantially as great as the width of said extensions and a transverse slot of a length shorter than the width of said extensions, said slots merging into one another, whereby to permit said extensions being passed through the longitudinal slot and then shifted into the transverse slot with their notches embracing the box bottom at the ends of said transverse slot, and one of the extensions being creased to form a panel adapted to lie against the box bottom between said slot and the adjacent wall of the box, another panel adapted to lie against said adjacent wall, and a third panel to form a display tab, the second of said panels having a tongue adapted to be interlocked with said adjacent wall.

9. A display box combined with a supporting easel, said easel being formed of bracing panels and a tying section hinged to the parts of said panels which'are remote from the box, the easel having extensions to which the panels are respectively hinged .on lines remote from their connect-ion with nected with the box near one end of the latter.

10. A display box combined with a supporting easel, said easel being formed of bracing panels and a tying section hinged to the parts of said panels which are remote from the box, the easel having extensions to which the panels are respectively hinged on lines remote from their connection with the tying section, which extensions are connected with the box near one end of the latter in such manner that said hinge lines are approximately in the plane of the box bottom and the easel is thereby adapted to be folded against the box bottom and to swing from the folded condition into a supporting condition and position.

In testimony whereof I have aflixedmy signature.

FREDERICK-GEORGE FISHER. 

